Welcome to Burns ...

Burns is located in Eagle County<1>.

The location of Burns has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burns, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Burns is described as "Named for Jack Burns, a trapper."

Burns is 6,490 feet [1,978 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Burns is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Burns lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burns lies within the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Burns: 80426<5>

Communities Also Named Burns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Burns - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas (4), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burns.

Communities near Burns ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burns.

• Gypsum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <6>
• Eagle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <6>
• Yampa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampa
  • Yampa is located in Routt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yampa <6>
• McCoy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
  • McCoy is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCoy <6>
• Bond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
  • Bond is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bond <6>
• Egeria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
  • Egeria is located in Routt County
• Toponas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toponas
  • Toponas is located in Routt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toponas <6>
• Wolcott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <6>
• Edwards
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <6>
• Phippsburg
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
  • Phippsburg is located in Routt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burns.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burns. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burns.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burns. See our Newspapers Page for Burns.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burns ...

Looking for more information about Burns? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burns, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burns.

Adding Burns to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burns in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burns was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Burns post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burns.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burns. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/